Ep. 018 & 019 | The Killing of Betty Gore
On Friday, June 13th, 1980, 30-year-old Betty Gore was brutally killed with 41 swings of an axe at the hands of one of her closest friends, Candy Montgomery. Despite admitting to the crime, Candy was acquitted at trial. So does Candy Montgomery deserve to be free? Well, this is A Trial by Podcast, so we'll let you be the judge.
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